Stock Market Update Wednesday March 25, 2026
- Mar 25
- 4 min read
Stock Market Update Wednesday March 25, 2026 Stocks started higher because early signs suggested the U.S. and Iran were moving towards a cease-fire, causing oil prices to drop. This improved investors' willingness to take risks initially. However, this feeling faded as news headlines created doubt about the negotiations. Oil prices then rose steadily during the afternoon. As a result, stocks ended the day with gains, but not as high as they were earlier. Different sectors performed differently. Energy stocks did poorly because of the initial drop in oil prices, while technology stocks had mixed results. Materials and consumer discretionary stocks performed well. Software stocks continue to struggle. Also, storage stocks like MU and SNDK, which had been performing well recently, lost some of their gains after Google announced a product that might decrease the long-term need for storage related to large language models.
On the day:
SPY +0.5%
QQQ +0.7%
IWM +1.2%
Away From Stocks: The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield decreased slightly to 4.33%. The dollar's value rose a bit, with the DXY index at 99.63. Gold continued to recover from its dip on Monday around $4,000, rising above $4,500. The VIX, a measure of market volatility, showed initial doubt about the market's positive movement, decreasing only slightly to 25.40. Crude oil prices were a key factor influencing the market. Prices recovered from lows near $86 during the day to about $91 by the end of the stock market's trading day. This increase limited positive market sentiment and restricted stock gains in the afternoon.
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